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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Jacob BiboyORCiD, Dr Christian Otten, Matthias Winkle, Lisa Atkinson, Dr Hamish Yau, Professor Waldemar Vollmer
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Gram-negative bacteria have a tripartite cell envelope with the cytoplasmic membrane (CM), a stress-bearing peptidoglycan (PG) layer, and the asymmetric outer membrane (OM) containing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the outer leaflet. Cells must tightly coordinate the growth of their complex envelope to maintain cellular integrity and OM permeability barrier function. The biogenesis of PG and LPS relies on specialized macromolecular complexes that span the entire envelope. In this work, we show that Escherichia coli cells are capable of avoiding lysis when the transport of LPS to the OM is compromised, by utilizing LD-transpeptidases (LDTs) to generate 3-3 cross-links in the PG. This PG remodeling program relies mainly on the activities of the stress response LDT, LdtD, together with the major PG synthase PBP1B, its cognate activator LpoB, and the carboxypeptidase PBP6a. Our data support a model according to which these proteins cooperate to strengthen the PG in response to defective OM synthesis.
Author(s): Morè N, Martorana AM, Biboy J, Otten C, Winkle M, Gurnani Serrano CK, Silva AM, Atkinson L, Yau H, Breukink E, den Blaauwen T, Vollmer W, Polissi A
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: mBio
Year: 2019
Volume: 10
Issue: 1
Pages: e02729-18
Print publication date: 01/01/2019
Online publication date: 05/02/2019
Acceptance date: 13/12/2018
Date deposited: 16/12/2018
ISSN (electronic): 2150-7511
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
URL: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02729-18
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.02729-18
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